New Zealand has just granted legal personhood to a culturally and environmentally significant mountain. Here's what to know ...

By Kristine Sabillo New Zealand has formally granted a mountain legal personhood for the first time, recognizing not only its ...

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights ...

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A New Zealand mountain has been legally recognised as a person as part of an agreement between the government and Maori tribes.